Perchance
I mean.. not MUCH before
Why not switch your registration to cloudflare. They are awesome as long as you want to use their DNS.
I too would like to know the difference between the two.
Sure wish there was an easy way to do this with Lemmy.
Just configure your outbound SMTP to use sendgrid or some other. SMTP provider. I realized this isn't 100% self housing then, but you could still self host the inbound mail. Self housing outbound SMTP just isn't worth it for most people IMHO due to spam lists.
Geocities flashbacks ensue
This, they could have just said API access now requires premium. I'm sure some people would have been pissed, but not nearly as much as the current situation.
If it was just "Pay $50 per year and continue to use and enjoy any 3PA of your choice", I might have paid rather than jumping ship.
Hopefully the algorithm will improve over time - compared to the site which shall not be mentioned, I find that Hot or Active tend to show the same articles for days (despite there being plenty of newer content). Top Day works well the first time I log in for the day, but then that gets stale too. On the front page I feel like I need more like a "Top Hour" option ... so I can see what is new without the "drinking from the fire hose" that is "new".
These are the early days, Im not unhappy with where we are, I just hope this remains a work in progress and improves.
You can't just say perchance